Beast-Attention and Approval
seeking attention, the beast stalks;
seeking approval, the beast stalks;
attention;
seek it, the beast does;
always seeking, is the beast;
attention, constantly;
in the midst of life, the beast seeks;
to the point of annoyance, the beast seeks;
tugging, prodding, pushing problems upon others for attention;
...
cowers;
cowers when seeking turns to anger;
anger on the part of the attention giver;
always seeking attention leads to tension;
...
three step process;
one, the beast seeks attention;
two, the beast is denied by giver because preoccupied;
three, the beast cowers;
the beast does not cower because of fear;
the beast cowers because of the feeling of a wrong having been done because of interruption;
the beast apologizes, yet the feeling of interruption still reigns;
switch it up
approval;
seek it, the beast does;
always seeking, is the beast;
approval from parents, the beast seeks;
approval from friends, the beast seeks;
approval from life, the beast seeks;
is this good enough?;
will this do?;
always seeking approval, is the beast;
return
who is this beast?;
who is this beast?;
...i am the beast
Copyright © Aaron Hickey | Year Posted 2010
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